The Rankin Zoo

I never post so here are two quick things.
Pearl has never shown tons of interest in Scout and he hasn’t shown tons of interest in her. Scout didn’t really pay attention to Coral until she learned to walk – now they’re pretty good buddies. Also, because Pearl is allergic, we tend to discourage [...]

Okay, after a title like that you’re probably expecting a lot so I’m sure I’ll disappoint. We just got back from a vacation to Ohio which was fun – I’ll post some pictures and updates on that soon. Also, Coral has some news but she seems excited to tell people herself so I’m [...]

Coral is doing a one week dance camp up at the Community Center – which is on my way to work. So I walked with the family and then wrote this blog post during the rest of my walk.
While getting ready this morning Coral said to B, “I’m so excited about the first day [...]

We are spending the 4th over at Mimi’s house on the water in Annapolis. So far we’ve had no luck fishing but we are having fun!

Coral can talk. It seems like she learned how to talk when she was 4 months old (it was probably later than that). The other day I had this exchange with her (small disclaimer, I’m not 100% sure I’m remembering the words she used – if these weren’t the exact words they were [...]

Coral has always loved being in the water and this past summer she learned how to really swim. Last winter I did a pretty good job of getting her to the indoor pool on a regular basis (1-2 times per month) so she wouldn’t lose her love of the water. This winter I [...]